Practice listening easily with just 15 minutes a day! This book features selected 2-minute short passages at a moderate difficulty level, perfect for beginners. Through four stages—"preview listening—catch keywords—understand sentence by sentence—overall retelling"—learners progress step-by-step to understand over 90% of the content. Consistent practice leads to quality improvement and a leap forward in your English listening skills! Below is a collection curated by the qicai website editor, starting from the simplest English listening materials, suitable for junior and senior high school (beginner level).
A lot of people have hobbies. Hobbies are interesting things that people like to do in their spare time. My father has a hobby. He has a model railroad set that he put together. A tiny electric train runs through make-believe villages and travels through tunnels and over mountains.noun
1. a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England
noun
1. an auxiliary activity
Synonym: avocationby-linepursuitsidelinespare-time activity
2. small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
Synonym: Falco subbuteo
3. a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers
the child straddles it and pretends to ride
Synonym: hobbyhorserocking horse
noun
1. someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
Synonym: architect
2. someone who designs clothing
Synonym: couturierfashion designerclothes designer
3. a person who devises plots or intrigues
e.g. he is believed to be the principal designer of the terrorist bombing attack
Synonym: intriguer
4. someone who specializes in graphic design
Synonym: graphic designer
5. a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings
Synonym: interior designerinterior decoratorhouse decoratorroom decoratordecorator
noun
1. the departure of a vessel from a port
2. the activity of flying a glider
Synonym: glideglidingsailplaningsoaring
3. riding in a sailboat
4. the work of a sailor
Synonym: seafaringnavigation